Background

Mr. Alexander R. Fischer, also known as Alex, has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Columbus Partnership since 2009. Mr. Fischer served as Senior Vice President of Business and Economic Development at Battelle Memorial Institute, Inc. since December 2008. Mr. Fischer was responsible for government relations and public policy, business development, commercialization and economic development. He served as Director of Technology Transfer and Economic ... Development for UT-Battelle at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Mr. Fischer served as Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff to Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist from 1997 to 2002 and also served as the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. He serves as Chairman of Nationwide Children's Hospital at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc. He has been a Director of Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc., since February 27, 2014. He serves as Chairman of the Board and Director of Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc. Mr. Fischer serves on the boards of N8 Medical, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, Experience Columbus, Columbus 2020, Tech Columbus and The Ohio State Innovation Foundation. Mr. Fischer graduated from The University of Tennessee with a B.S. in Economics and Public Administration and also received a Master’s of Science in Urban planning.

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